,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to au?orize ! e/abli%m5t ( a program to
 combat oil !ft 9 ! ,p]mian ,bas94  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect ! ,p]mian ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,p]mian ,bas9 ,oil ,!ft ,task ,=ce  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau
 ( ,inve/igation is au?oriz$ to e/abli% 
a program to combat oil !ft 9 ! ,p]mian 
,bas9 to be c>ri$ out ?r\gh ! ,p]mian   
,bas9 ,oil ,!ft ,task ,=ce 7h]e9aft] 9  
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! task =ce74  7b7  
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ! program     
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a71 !  
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation %all coord9ate ) ! heads (
 relevant ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal law   
en=cem5t organizations1 includ+ o!r     
relevant organizations1 at ! ,director's
 discretion1 ) exp]tise 9 ! oil & gas   

indu/ry1 su* z ! ,railroad ,commission (
 ,texas4  7c7 ,composition ,! task =ce  
%all consi/ ( n few] ?an #b full "t     
employees ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation1 "o ( :om %all be ! head (
 ! task =ce1 & may include su* local1   
,/ate1 & tribal law en=cem5t p>tn]s z ! 
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation det]m9es appropriate4  7d7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & annually        
!reaft]1 ! task =ce %all submit to !    
,presid5t & relevant congressional      
committees a report on all task =ce     
activities1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] (    
crim9al *>ges br\ght & convictions      
result+ f ! task =ce's activities2 &    
7#b7 a detail$ acc\nt ( all funds       
obligat$ = task =ce op]ational &        
adm9i/rative co/s4  7e7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ n less ?an #ajj1jjj & n m   
?an #a1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is section4 
7f7 ,relevant congressional committees  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m        

relevant congressional committees       
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on            
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2   
7#c7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#d7 !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives4  #c4 ,enhanc+ crim9al  
p5alties  7a7 ,int]/ate or =eign %ipm5ts
 by c>ri]2 ,/ate prosecutions ,section  
#fei ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ aft] pipel9e 
sy/em ! foll[+3 or oil ref9]y or relat$ 
asset2  7#b7 by /rik+ #c ye>s & ins]t+  
#e ye>s2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ #aj ye>s &    
ins]t+ #ae ye>s4  7b7 ,transportation ( 
/ol5 goods1 securities1 moneys1         
fraudul5t ,/ate tax /amps1 or articles  
us$ 9 c\nt]feit+ ,section #bcad ( su*   
title is am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ aft]   
goods1 w>es1 m]*&ise1 ! foll[+3 oil1    
pipel9e1 oil & gas equipm5t or          
te*nology12  7#b7 by /rik+ "o ye> &     
ins]t+ #e ye>s2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ t5 ye>s
 & ins]t+ #ae ye>s4  7c7 ,sale or       

receipt ( /ol5 goods1 securities1       
moneys1 or fraudul5t ,/ate tax /amps    
,section #bcae ( su* title is am5d$ by  
/rik+ t5 ye>s & ins]t+ #ae ye>s4  #d4   
,additional au?oriz$ use ( ,byrne ,,jag 
funds ,section #eja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( 
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7;a77#a77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,j7  
,programs to r$uce or combat oil !ft &  
relat$ crimes 7includ+ !ft ( pipes1     
te*nology1 equipm5t1 or o!r assets      
relat$ to oil ref9]ies or pipel9es71 z  
well z ! hir+ ( p]sonnel d$icat$ to     
inve/igat+ & prev5t+ oil !ft4  4